Os impactos da pandemia de Covid-19 nos empregos e empresas características do turismo do Polo Costa Branca – RN

Abstract

Considering the importance of the characteristic activities of tourism (ACTs) and the formal jobs generated by these activities in the tourist centers of Rio Grande do Norte, the present research aimed to investigate the socioeconomic impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on companies and formal jobs. of the ACTs of the Polo Costa Branca/RN. The study is exploratory in nature with a quantitative analysis approach, using data available on the official websites of the Ministry of Economy (Novo Caged and RAIS), Sebrae and the city halls of the municipalities that make up the Costa Branca Polo. The survey results make it possible to verify that during 2020, of the analyzed municipalities, Mossoró and Assú were the most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, registering the highest number of layoffs in the sector, in absolute and relative terms. Restaurants and the like were the most affected sector, disfavoring the tourism job market. The profile of unemployed workers in the ACTs was, for the most part, men, workers in their 30s and with only high school education.